Boeing's billion-dollar bungle has tainted American aviation prestige — how will it recover? But in recent months, the company has hit unprecedented turbulence after two separate air crashes involving its 737 MAX jets killed over 300 people within five months, which resulted in global suspensions of the fleet. "No one is immune from brand and reputation damage, especially after these fatal crashes … bad memories always last much longer." But how did the MAX 737 slip through regulators? "Clearly, confidence in the FAA as the gold standard for aviation has been shaken," Mr Scovel said.

Source: Ethiopian News April 20, 2019 18:33 UTC